I tthink i understand what's happening here, we are calling different names for the same thing, lol. In france they are crepes, on other european countries will be "blablabla pancakes" or other thing. So what do you guys call those thick British pancakes where you live?

@OrangeBoy they aren't British they are American style pancakes. The "British" ones I think you're talking about are crumpets. Then there's French crepes and then there's German/Dutch pancakes which are not to be mistaken because they are completely different in dough, texture & taste.

@OrangeBoy lol no it's not, the culture of my own country is very Francophile and even the French differ between German/Dutch pancakes and crepes. I wasn't confused with what you said but you've said "we have different names for the same thing" which is simply incorrect because they aren't the same thing at all.

@OrangeBoy no, that's not a typical ingredient in any pancakes. I only add vanilla when I make matcha pancake (green tea pancakes because the matcha can make them taste a little bitter so the vanilla takes that out again)

I saw a video on 18th century American style pancakes and unlike european ones of the time they used cornmeal with a little bit of regular flour due to the availibility of cornmeal over flour.Now they came out looking thick like the pancakes I eat here just cornmealy.So I wonder if it has something to due with people getting used to a certain look and style over time

@Waffles731 I think it may just be due to the availability of the ingredients as you suggested. As flour became more popular they would just use that to make them and later add baking powder to achieve a thicker/more voluminous texture.